Greynolds

Outsiders become insiders.

Revisado: 05-09-24

The thesis is that real change in music comes from outsiders and even despised parts of society until the “corporate” interests realize there is money to be made and it becomes mainstream. Then the process happens all over again. “Rock” over taken by the most down and out sections of the South Bronx and LA. Of course this theme applies to the Blues, Rock, Jazz, Rap and Hip Hop. The story begins a couple of millennia ago. So for someone who has followed this it may be blindingly obvious but I found the details interesting.

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A bit heavy on the detail

Revisado: 01-22-22

This is a meticulously reached book describing the people and events leading up to discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. It is an incredible story and the author does a masterful job of describing in particular the way in which Rosalind Franklin was marginalized and in effect written out of the record by Watson’s fictional tale The Double Helix. However in his desire to tell the “whole story” there is in my opinion way to much detail devoted to the minutiae of peoples lives. For example eating habits, interests in hiking, romantic disasters and personality quirks are given almost as much space as the central story itself. Some may love this detail and to a point it does add to the tapestry of the interactions of the people involved. I found it a bit tedious. That’s why the Performance and Story get 5 stars, but Overall gets only 4.

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A really great book

Revisado: 06-27-21

This book has two main threads. The first is a high level discussion of how CRISPR works and the second is a set of profiles of the people involved in the discovery/development. Sometimes the profiles drag a bit but the story is fascinating. One heads up: this book opens a very large door on the ethical consequences of the CRISPR technology which you may think you know the answer to. Let me tell you right now - you don’t.

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This is a fascinating story well told.

Revisado: 06-11-17

What did you love best about The Great Dissent?

In this age of resistance its a story we should all know. The understanding of we all share of the First Amendment was not the understanding 100 years ago.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Great Dissent?

What (many of us) don't realize is that 100 years ago the First Amendment was not interpreted the way it is today. It was interpreted as not requiring an individual to get approval from the Government before publishing an opinion or making a speech critical of the government. Afterwords however the Government was free to arrest you for treason if it happened to disagree with you. This in fact was Oliver Wendel Holmes point of view until his "Great Dissent". The question this book addresses beautifully is why he changed his mind.

Which character – as performed by Danny Campbell – was your favorite?

Holmes of course is the central compelling character but the sketches of Brandeis, Laski and many others are fascinating and go to the heart of why he changed his mind.

Any additional comments?

The author weaves together beautifully many of Holmes letters with friends to document the evolution of his opinion.

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